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Ruth Papazian bursts back on the scene to jolt H.D. Vest out of its accountancy coma

The ex-LPL marketing czar lands at the Dallas firm as marketing and recruiting chief tasked with losing the 'stale' marketing and replenishing an army of low-producing advisors

Author Lisa Shidler October 18, 2013 at 5:36 AM
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Ruth Papazian: LPL was at that stage of really wanting to grow like H.D. Vest is today, and I love to grow things.

Sonia Ahuja

Sonia Ahuja

October 18, 2013 — 8:34 PM

I am confident that Ruth will do a great job in her new “dual” role. If she can drive the marketing strategy for the largest IBD, she is certainly capable of helping H.D. Vest’s advisors grow.


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